Murphy sets new century record

SUPER-CONFIDENT Shaun Murphy was in record-breaking form at the Welsh Open yesterday.

Ten days after returning to the winner’s circle by capturing the Malta Cup title, Murphy remained on top form to whitewash Stoke’s Jamie Cope 5-0 for a place in the last 16.

In the process the 2005 world champion became the first player in the history of world ranking tournament snooker to compile four consecutive centuries in a best-of-nine-frames contest.